Bakeries

1. The City Bakery

3 W 18th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Bakery · Union Square · 659 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: The pretzel croissants are salty and crunchy on the outside, with perfect light layers on the inside—you won't even care that the croissants outer shell is shedding all over your new black dress. Read more.

Empire Cake is one of Bakeries.

2. Empire Cake

8.2
112 8th Ave (btwn 15th & 16th St), New York, NY
Bakery · Chelsea · 124 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Not all cupcakes are evil, and the little creatures cooked up at this Chelsea bakery way outshine the hipper Sex and the City type food noise. Read more.

SCRATCHbread is one of Bakeries.

3. SCRATCHbread

1069 Bedford Ave (at Lexington Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 100 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Jalepeno, organic free range egg, & broccoli rabe are just some of the toppings you can request in your grits and, soon, your stomach, a salve for a night of drinking & precursor to a day of napping. Read more.

4. Baked

8.7
359 Van Brunt St (at Dikeman St), Brooklyn, NY
Bakery · Red Hook · 137 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: If chocolate's not your thing (WHO ARE YOU?!), Baked makes a killer key lime pie dubbed the "Lemonlime," with creamy custard layered on top of a crispy, golden crust. Read more.